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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Wolfram m. Old High German wolf, Gothic wulf 'wolf' + Old Saxon hram 'raven'.

The name of a 7th-8th C French saint.

Austria
Latin
● 776 Uuolfhram (nom) FRA-XXXL 4
Belgium
Middle Dutch
● 1376 Wulfram (nom) RSG1376-89 p. 1
Czech Republic
Latin
● 1337 Wolframi (gen) Rössler1 29
Middle High German
● c1339 Wolframs (gen) Rössler1 91; 1340 Wolframs (gen) ibid. 97; 1341 Wolframs (gen) ibid. 33
France
Latin
● 1067 Gulfrannus (nom) CartNDSaintes XII; 1378 Wulfrando (dat) hanquetvol1 1448
Germany
Latin
● 1216 Wolframus (nom) hennes-vol1 22
Middle High German
● 1293 Wolfram (nom) UrkHeil1 51, UrkWitt-II 189
The Netherlands
Latin
● 1235 Wolframmus (nom) hennes-vol1 93
Poland
Latin
● 1335x1336 Woluramus (nom) SBGlatzer p. 4
Middle High German
● 1330x1332 Woluram SBGlatzer p. 2; 1332 Woluram ibid. p. 3; 1332x1333 Woluram ibid. p. 3
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Wolfram". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 4. http://dmnes.org/2016/4/name/Wolfram.